Police responded to a single-car crash just before 3 a.m. and found 21-year-old Dre’Daya Holloway sitting inside her vehicle which she had crashed into a utility pole. Police say she was extremely intoxicated, hysterical, and rambling incoherently. She was belligerent with first responders, accusing police of being racist, and questioned if they could properly spell her name. She repeatedly asked why they had not found the vehicle that hit her, despite there being no other vehicle. She frequently responded to radio traffic on the police radio as if it were meant for her. She eventually admitted to believing she was on the TSU Campus and had just come from a party where she had been drinking Hennessy.
Month: February 2022
Teen charged with robbing his neighbors, using his own ID to pawn electronics — T’Shawn Palton
19-year-old T’Shawn Palton faces felony aggravated burglary and felony theft charges after his neighbors at the apartment directly above him reported their 65″ television, Macbook, and white Xbox One were missing when they came home. After detectives ran one of the serial numbers it came back as being pawned by Palton, and when detectives notices his address was directly below the victim’s, they knew they had their man. teenager. child. dumb criminal. Palton admits to pawning the Xbox but denied any other involvement.
Teen charged with vandalizing mother’s ex-boyfriend’s property — Luke Bowers arrested
19-year-old Luke Bowers is charged with vandalism after his mother’s ex-boyfriend, Renis Baker, reportedly has footage of him entering his property, spray-painting a wall of his home, and slashing all four of the tires on his vehicle.
Girlfriend charged with domestic assault just an hour after Valentine’s day ends — Cheyenne Sosa
Metro Nashville Police say 27-year-old Cheyenne Sosa became upset over text messages her boyfriend, Remington George Grigsby, received on his phone. Grigsby told police she shoved him as she attempted to take her phone. Cheyenne was charged with domestic assault, just one hour after Valentine’s day ended.
Woman charged in seemingly random brutal assault of boyfriend — Breanna Durrenberg
Braden Clark says he had just turned on the shower and was about to get in when his girlfriend, 20-year-old Breanna ‘Bree’ Durrenberg, began pounding on the bathroom door, pushed her way inside, and began screaming and assaulting him. When police located him at the Century Farms Emergency Department next door to the apartment complex, he was beaten and bruised, including a black eye from being punched and a bleeding cut to the back of his head where he was attacked with a glass cologne bottle. It was unclear what prompted the attack.
Man charged after his ex says he calls her repeatedly, demanding sex & making threats — Timothy Strickland
Tiana Jade Spence says her ex-boyfriend, 24-year-old Timothy Strickland continues to call her from a blocked number, demanding sex. When she refuses, he becomes upset and makes threats to assault and kill her when he gets off work. He was jailed at 10 p.m. on Valentine’s day, charged with harassment, and released on bond before daylight the next morning.
DUI: The man passed out behind the wheel of his Tesla would like his lawyer — Jeff Halm
Metro Nashville Police say they found 34-year-old Jeffrey Halm passed out behind the wheel of his Tesla at the corner of Gallatin Ave. & Eastland Ave. in the early hours of Monday morning. It took multiple attempts to get Halm alert and awake, at which time he became hesitant to exit the vehicle. He reportedly swayed back and forth and answered every question with “I want my lawyer”, over and over again. Police located an unopened bottle of beer in the cupholder.
A Nashville first date goes horribly wrong, and it’s not the first time — Daniel Sassano arrested
A woman says she went on a first date with 29-year-old Danny Sassano this weekend, and they were at her house in the bed when Sassano began making sexual advances on her, touching her all over. She told him she did not want to have sex that night and asked him to leave, at which time he reportedly became very irate and shoved her in the chest, leaving visible abrasions. Police placed Sassano into custody, but only charged him with domestic assault, as Sex Crimes Detectives stated there was not enough probable cause for sexual assault warrants. Officers also discovered he had an outstanding warrant from another incident in which a woman told him to leave her residence and he grabbed her phone from the bedside table and ran water over it so she could not call 911, then tossed her to the ground. [may more details in story]
39-year-old charged with assault of mother when told to quiet down — Kenyatta Brown
Police say 39-year-old Kenyatta Brown slapped her mother in the face and pushed her to the ground when her mother, Gladys Wills, came to her room and asked her to “keep it down” as she was reportedly talking loudly on the phone. Her mother suffered an injury to her elbow from the assault.
Bullied man rescued from Broadway, jailed for public intoxication — Jarred Bredesen
Metro Nashville Police responded to a fight on Broadway late Saturday night, but the victim could not be located. As they were in the area, they came into contact with 23-year-old Jarred Bredesen who they say was highly intoxicated and could barely stand without assistance. He was yelling at citizens who were walking by, stating that he was mad he had been bullied all of his life. Officers offered him a ride home, noting that Broadway probably wasn’t a safe place for him in his current state, however, he refused to get in the cruiser to be taken home. Due to the annoyance he was causing and his extreme level of intoxication, he still ended up in the back of the car anyway, but now he was handcuffed and charged with public intoxication and transported to booking.
Musician ‘Benny James’ charged with DUI after gig — Ben Svardahl
Police say 29-year-old Benjamin Svardahl, who goes by the stage name of ‘Benny James’, failed to move over for lane closures due to a traffic accident on I-40 in the early hours of Sunday morning, and nearly hit two vehicles and one officer, who had to jump over the barrier to avoid Svardahl’s oncoming car. Officers were able to pull him over 2 miles down the road, at mile marker 205, and observed him to be extremely intoxicated, with thick and mumbled speech and the inability to find his wallet, which was in his lap. He claimed to have had “2 draft beers” during his 3.5-hour music gig that had just ended. He blew a 0.211% BAC on a breathalyzer test.
Woman charged in face-punching assault of her boyfriend in downtown Nashville — Kally Dobak
25-year-old Kally Sue Dobak was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail Sunday on a warrant charging her with the domestic assault of her boyfriend, Zain Sheikh. He says he came by their apartment to grab a toothbrush and was punched twice in the face. Officers viewed the security video and issued a warrant for Dobak’s arrest.
46-year-old woman charged with harassment of her ex-boyfriend’s ex-girlfriend — Mandy Jordan
46-year-old Mandy Dawn Jordan is accused of harassing her ex-boyfriend’s now ex-girlfriend, Ronisha Holt. Holt states she’s changed phone numbers and even moved to another residence, and Dawn Jordan continues to harass and stalk her, calling and texting multiple times a day with threats. For this arrest, Jordan reportedly poured an unknown red substance into the gas tank of Holt’s car, causing it to no longer start.
Ft. Campbell soldier Alani Diaz slaps girlfriend into oven, calling her a slut & whore, per report
Caroline Minich says she was giving 24-year-old Fort Campbell Soldier Alani Diaz a back rub when he confronted her and began to call her a “wh–e” and a “sl-t”, after having gone through her phone and noticed she had been communicating with other males. She retreated to the kitchen of the West Nashville apartment, and Diaz followed her, continuing to call her names. He then reportedly smacked her across the face with his open palm, sending her crashing into the oven. Police found her bleeding and bruised. Diaz fled the scene before police arrived.
Woman assaults boyfriend after seeing Snapchat notification on his phone — Taquisha Burt
Metro Police say Jacques Jamar Smith called police after his girlfriend, 26-year-old Taquisha Burt, observed a SnapChat message pop up on his phone inside their Hickory Highlands apartment. She then threw a lotion bottle at him before running toward him, attacking him, leaving scratch marks on his back. He attempted to go outside and de-escalate the situation, however, Burt was not open to that option. Video footage corroborated the assault.
Woman charged with driveway DUI, admits to driving child to school while intoxicated — Mycah Hill
Metro Nashville Police found 40-year-old Mycah Hill asleep in the driver’s seat of her idling vehicle in her driveway on Pebble Creek Drive. When officers woke her up, she was drooling from her mouth and unsteady on her feet, and swaying. She admitted to consuming a large amount of alcohol overnight and into the morning hours, including while sitting in the idling vehicle. She says she then had taken prescribed Xanax prior to driving her child to school. Officers located two open containers of alcohol in the vehicle. Despite multiple attempts, she was unable to provide sufficient samples for the breathalyzer.
Woman refuses to pay bar tab at Hermitage Hotel — Julie Anne Burch arrested
Nashville Police 40-year-old Julie Anne Burch refused to pay her bar tab at the Hermitage Hotel in downtown Nashville Thursday. Security didn’t want to prosecute as long as she would agree to leave the property. They discovered her to be extremely intoxicated and attempted to assist her with an Uber, however, she wasn’t sober enough to properly operate the app. She was taken into custody for public intoxication.
Woman booked on outstanding shoplifting citation — Ashley Lewis arrested
23-year-old Ashley Lewis failed to self-book for a 2019 shoplifting citation, and a failure to appear warrant has been outstanding for her arrest ever since. On Wednesday she was taken into custody for the failure to appear. The original citation alleges she took several retail items at the Rivergate Mall Dillard’s store and placed them inside of store bags and attempted to walk out the door. She was intercepted by loss prevention and $675.29 worth of merchandise was recovered.
Antioch man charged with kidnapping of wife and assault of ex-lover — James Kennedy
28-year-old James Kennedy, AKA “Busta Buss Checkmate” is free on a $32,500 bond after police say he would not let his wife, Takarria Kennedy, leave their home and assaulted her when she attempted to leave the residence anyways. He grabbed her and tossed her against a wall. One of her female friends, Amaya Forrest, who is also a former lover of the husband, was visiting her at the time, and when she confronted James Kennedy about the assault of his wife and said she was going to call her brother, he pulled up his shirt exposing a handgun in his waistband, then grabbed her and attempted to push her down a set of stairs. As Forrest left the residence, the wife attempted to follow her and physically kept her from leaving for a substantial period of time.
Out of state fugitive posts $150K bond in Nashville, walks out of jail — David Kariotis
Metro Nashville Police located 47-year-old David Kariotis at his Infinity Music Row apartment and took him onto custody for outstanding out-of-state warrants in Chicago, who wishes to extradite him into their custody. Once he was booked into the Metro Nashville Jail, he was given a $150,000 bond on the fugitive of justice warrant. He then had a source hearing for his funds, posted the $150,000K bond via Grumpy’s bail bonds, and walked out the door.
Man charged with assault of girlfriend when accused of stealing money — Montevaius Finch
Montevaius Finch (aka Trapboy Woochie) was jailed this week, charged with aggravated assault, and violating an order of protection. Police say his girlfriend, Shataun Wilson called 911 stating “please come” before disconnecting the call. She had accused Finch of taking money that was missing from her bedroom. She says he then pushed her down and got on top of her and assaulted her. Police documented her injuries and discovered there was already an order of protection against Finch out of Dickson County from the victim.
Woman assaults ex when she finds him drawing nude model at art studio, destroys art — Darian Morris arrested
Police say 29-year-old Darian Nicole Morris forced her way into a Madison art studio after an event had just ended which featured artists and a nude model. Witnesses say she forced her way into the Sometimes Social studio, which is owned by her ex-boyfriend, Ryan Michael Noble. She then headbutted him and destroyed his completed drawing by ripping it into pieces.
DUI: Clayton Thomas Brown says he “had a few” & police find him with open Bow Echo IPA
A concerned citizen called Metro Police about a man driving a white Mercedes SUV who they believed to be intoxicated in the Cookout parking lot on Gallatin Pike. Police made contact with the driver, 36-year-old Clayton Thomas Brown, who was still in the driver’s seat with the engine running and observed an open Bow Echo IPA beer in the cupholder. He admitted to having “a few beers”, and was taken into custody. Brown refused all field sobriety, breath, and blood tests.
Woman arrested after fighting strangers in Broadway brawls — Secret Eisenschmidt
28-year-old Secret Eisenschmidt was caught on camera assaulting another female on Broadway in downtown Nashville late Wednesday night. When officers arrived she was obviously extremely intoxicated, according to a report, and witnesses described the fights she had been in with several people, including the one in the video. with no one wishing to press charges for the assaults, she was charged with public intoxication for her own safety.
Too drunk for downtown Nashville & mouthy with the fire chief — Blake Redman arrested
Metro Police say 27-year-old Blake Redman was extremely intoxicated at Rippy’s on Broadway in downtown Nashville. He was reportedly being confrontational with the NFD Fire Chief who was on the scene. Due to his level of intoxication and inability to care for him, he was charged with public intoxication and transported to booking.
